Cabinet mirror unit



H. H. MILLER CABINET MIRROR UNIT Sept. Z0, 193%.

Filed March 7, 1936 INVENTOR.

Patented Sept. 20, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CABINET MIRROR. UNITcorporation of Ohio Application March 7, 1936, Serial No. 67,700

8 Claims.

This invention relates to cabinets and particularly to wall and medicinecabinets which are adapted to be positioned in a convenient place onsome part of the wall and provided with a closure having a mirrormounted thereon. Cabinets are standard equipment in bathrooms formedicine cabinets and for shaving mirrors, same usually being mounted onthe wall below one or between two lighting fixtures.

The conventional construction comprises a cabinet having any number ofshelves therein and provided with a door hinged to one side wall. Amirror is mounted on the door, and there may also be provided a stopmeans which limits the opening oi the door. The stop means is not alwaysused but is preferable inasmuch .as the cabinets are usually positionedo-n a wall with a light on either side and some means is usually desiredto prevent the door from swinging back and hitting that light which ison the side towards which the door swings when opened. These cabinetsare moreor less stand-ard in form, being ordinarily square orrectangular with the door and mirror conforming to the same congurationas the cabinet and usually of the same size.

It is the aim. of the present invention to provide a cabinet unit havinga mirror more artistic in design, independent of the conguration of thecabinet and associated with the cabinet so that it can be opened ormoved in a predescribed path away from the cabinetVmoving at firstsubstantially parallel to the wall until just before the mirror isopened to its eXtreme position when it Will then be tilted with themirror positioned to one side of one of the lights, thereby being in aposition for more convenient use. In this movement the mirror is alsomoved away from the opposite light which is behind the mirror when sameis open to extreme position. This may be carried out by mounting themirror or mirror and door upon a double pivoted bracket and having adouble pivoted guide and stop to describe the movement of the mirror onone pivot in relation to the movement of the bracket on the other pivot.The guide and stop is disposed to form a support for one edge of themirror when same is opened to extreme position.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be made tothev accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a wall section having mounted thereon a cabinetand mirror unit embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a view partly in cross-section looking down from lines 2 2 inFig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view partly in cross-section, the same as in Fig. 2, butwith the mirror open to extreme position; and

Fig. 4 is a detailed vcross-sectional hinge structure.

Referring to the drawing in which like numerals are used to designatelike parts, numeral l designates a portion of a wall recessed to receivea cabinet 2 of any conventional construction. It is usually rectangularin shape and pro- 10 vided with any number of shelves or divisionstherein. The cabinet may be formed of any suitable material but isusually of metal painted or enameled with a decorative coating of anydesirable color. These units are generally conventional fixtures forbath rooms, and are commonly positioned on the wall adjacent one orbetween two light fixtures 3. Heretofore, the doors for the cabinet andthe mirrors mounted thereon have conformed to the conguration of thecabinet and been hinged to one side wall with the result that the mirroris in position for use only when the doorA is closed. It swings away andout of position when the door is opened. One aim of the invention, amongothers,is to have 25 the mirror in convenient position for use both whenthe door is opened and closed or in any intermediate position. Themirror 4 is fixed to the door or backing 5 by any suitable means such asclips 6 attached to the door and projecting to 30 engage the marginaledge of the mirror and secure it in position. The door and mirror aremounted upon a bracket 1, that is advantageously substantially U-shapedin construction with an intermediate portion 8 fitting into a recess oreye 35 9 of a clip l0, fixed to the door or backing and with trunnionsIl on the legs I2 fitting into the recesses or eyes I3 of clips I4 onthe cabinet. This bracket connection typil'ies any suitable means forhinging the door or mirror to the cabin 40 net for the purpose ofproviding a double pivot between the cabinet and the door. Thisarrangement permits the entire mirror and door t0 move outwardly fromthe wall for a distance equal to the extent of the legs of the bracketdevice, with the bracket pivotally connected to the cabinet and also tothe door. The clip may preferably be formed from a single strap ofmaterial about one inch wide bent at approximately right angles with theintervening eye portion and end portions 54a 50 and Mb. One end Idacontacts with the inside face of the side wall and the other end |41)projects to contact the underside of the facing piece |40.

Cooperating with the mirror and cabinet is a 55 View Of the guide deviceI5 in order to cause the mirror and door to move in predescribed pathupon the bracket as the bracket is pivoted. One end of the guide deviceis pivoted at I5a toy the cabinet by a clip I6, and the opposite end ispivoted at II to the door by a clip I8. The clip I6 which is attached tothe cabinet is preferably located on a medial line between the sidewalls of the cabinet and the length of the guide is slightly less thanone half of the width of the cabinet and about two thirds of the lengthof the bracket legs. Accordingly When the mirror is open to eXtremeposition, the bracket will be at about right angles with the wall andthe guide Will be at about a forty-five degree angle or more. Clip I6 ispreferably spaced a distance from themargin of the mirror and will servemore or less as a back rest together with the bracket when the door isopen. Also in this position the mirror is advantageously placed forreflection from the light when one is standing before it.

From the above description it will be apparent that the door upon iirstbeing opened moves away from the' cabinet and more or less parallel withthe face of the Wall, until just before reaching its extreme openposition, when it will then be tilted at about a forty-iive degree angleor more with the Wall. This results in having the mirror at all timesfacing directly to one standing in front of it. There is, because of theguide, no possibility of it swinging against either of the lights andthe guide further permits adjustment to any angular position from closedto extreme open position.

While the invention has been described in detail in reference to onepreferred embodiment, it will be understood that it is not so limitedbut that there may be various changes without departing from the spiritof the invention.

I claim:

l. In combination with a Wall cabinet adapted to be mounted on a wall, amirror of greater transverse dimension than the cabinet covering oneside of the cabinet, a bracket having an intermediate portion pivotallyconnected to the mirror and terminal portions pivotally connected to thecabinet, and guide means pivoted xedly to the cabinet and to the mirrorat different respective points than those at which the bracket and itsintermediate portion are pivotally connected to said mirror and cabinet,cooperating with the bracket to prevent free swinging of the mirror.

2. In combination with a Wall cabinet adapted to be mounted on a Wall, amirror of greater transverse dimension than the cabinet covering oneside of the cabinet, a bracket pivotally connected with the mirrorintermediately of its side edges and with the side wall of the cabinet,and a guide pivoted intermediately of the side walls of the cabinet andalso intermediately of the side edges of the mirror, but at a pointdifferent from that at which the bracket is hingedto the mirror, saidguide being less in length than the bracket to cause tilting of themirror at an angle to the cabinet.

3. In combination With'a wall cabinet of substantially rectangularconguration, a substantially circular mirror having a diameter as greatas the diagonal of the cabinet, a hinge means for mounting the mirror toServe as a closure for the cabinet, and a guide means hinged iixedly tothe mirror, at a diiierent point than that at which the mirror isconnected to the hinge, and to the Cabinet for causing said mirror tomove in a path upon the hinge described by the guide means.

4. In combination with a substantially rectangular cabinet adapted to bemounted on a wall, a mirror of greater Jtransverse dimension than thecabinet for covering one side of the cabinet and hinged thereto by abracket, a portion of the bracket xedly pivoted to the mirror andanother portion of the bracket xedly pivoted adjacent a side wall of thecabinet, and means pivotally connected .at one end to the mirror, at apoint different from that at which the bracket is hinged to the mirror,and at the other end to the cabinet intermediate the sides thereof, allso arranged and the bracket and the means between their respectivepivots being unequal in length that access to the cabinet is obtained bymoving the door outward and ,toward the side of the cabinet.

5. In combination with a substantially rectangular cabinet adapted to bemounted on a wall, a substantially circular mirror having a diameter asgreat as the diagonal of the cabinet of greater transverse dimensionthan the cabinet adapted to be swung out and away from the cabinet, abracket having a portion pivotedly connected to the cabinet and anopposite portion pivotedly connected to the mirror, and a link of lesserlength than the bracket having one end pivotedly connected to thecabinet intermediate the sides thereof and the other end pivotedlyconnected to the mirror, at a point different from that at which thebracket is hinged to the mirror, said bracket and link being pivotedlyconnected to the mirror intermediate the top and bottom thereof.

6. In combination with a substantially rectangular cabinet adapted to bemounted Von a wall having top and bottom walls surrounding a recessedportion, a substantially circular mirror of greater transverse dimensionthan the cabinet forming a closure for the recessed portion, said mirrorhinged by a suitable bracket to the cabinet for opening and closingsame, a portion of the bracket xedly pivoted to the mirror and anotherportion of the bracket xedly pivoted adjacent a side Wall of thecabinet, and a link pivotedly connected at one end to the mirror, at apoint different from that at which the bracket is hinged to the mirror,and at the other end to the cabinet, all so arranged to cause the mirrorwhen being opened to move initially outward from the cabinet and towardsone side wall in a plane substantially parallel with the front of thecabinet and then on lfurther movement to assume an angle to the front ofthe cabinet.

'7. In combination with a substantially rectangular cabinet adapted tobe mounted on a Wall having top and bottom walls surrounding a recessedportion, a substantially circular mirror of greater transverse dimensionthan the cabinet forming a closure for the recessed portion, said mirrorhinged by a suitable bracket to the cabinet for opening and closingsame, a portion of the bracket xedly pivoted to the mirror and anotherportion of the bracket xedly pivoted adjacent a side wall of thecabinet, and a link pivotedly connected at one end to the mirror, at apoint different from that at which the bracket is hinged to the mirror,and at the other end to the cabinet, all so arranged to provide a mirrorwhich irrespective of its position is outside of the recessed portionand to cause the mirror when being opened to move initially outward fromthe cabinet and towards one side wall in a plane substantially parallelwith the front of the cabinet and then on further movement to assume anangle to the front of the cabinet.

8. In combination with a substantially rectangular cabinet adapted to bemounted on a wall having top and bottom side walls surrounding arecessed portion, a substantially circular closure having a diameter asgreat as the diagonal of the cabinet of greater transverse dimensionthan the cabinet for the recessed portion hinged by a suitable bracketto the cabinet for opening and closing same, a portion of the bracketxedly pivoted to the closure and another portion ofthe bracket fixedlypivoted adjacent a side wall of the cabinet, and a link pivotedlyconnected at one end to the closure and at the other end to the cabinet,all so arranged to support the closure, at a point different from thatat which the bracket is hinged to the mirror, outside of the recessedportion of the cabinet and to cause the closure when opened to moveinitially outward from the cabinet and towards one side Wall in a planesubstantially parallel with the front of the cabinet and then on furthermovement to assume an angle to the front of the cabinet.

HARLEY H. MILLER.

